Man charged after four people shot dead on Chicago train
A 30-year-old Chicago man has been charged with murder after four people were shot dead on a train, authorities said.
The suspect, identified by Forest Park police as Rhanni Davis, was charged with four counts of first-degree murder.
Police said all the victims appeared to have been sleeping on a Blue Line train in the Chicago suburb of Forest Park when they were shot at about 05:30 local time (10:30 GMT) on Monday.
Three victims were found dead at the scene, while the fourth victim died later in hospital, police said.
The two victims have been identified by authorities as Simeon Bihesi, 28, and Adrian Collins, 60.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office later said one of the other two victims was a 64-year-old woman named Margaret Miller. The fourth victim has been identified as a man but his name has not yet been released.
Forest Park Police Department Deputy Chief Christopher Chin said the shooting appeared to be a “random act of violence,” and the gunman “shot and killed four victims while they were sleeping on the train.”
“This was not a robbery. It did not appear that he was fighting with anyone else,” he said.
On Tuesday, prosecutor Kim Foxx described the shooting as “inexplicable” as she announced the charges.
“It’s horrible,” she said. “We want answers.”
Police said surveillance footage showed the attacker walking through the train and shooting four passengers who appeared to be sleeping in two different carriages. The four victims were not seated together.
The suspect is expected to appear in court on Wednesday.
The Blue Line runs 24 hours a day between Forest Park and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority, the second largest public transportation system in the United States.
Gun violence is common in the United States, where there are more guns than people.
Earlier Tuesday, police in Louisiana arrest of an 11 year old boy The man accused of shooting dead the city’s former mayor and his daughter.
